Georgians Vote in Runoffs to Decide Senate Control
We ran the numbers: There are 3209 news articles covering this topic. 38% (1230) are left leaning, 46% (1469) are center, and 16% (510) are right leaning.
On Wednesday, Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock beat Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the U.S. Senate race in Georgia. While left-leaning articles highlight that in order for Democrats to control the Senate, they will need to beat history, right-leaning articles highlight that more than 3 million voters in Georgia cast their ballots early.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that in order for Democrats to control the Senate, they will need to beat history, as only once since 1992 have Democrats done better in runoffs after a November election than they did in the general election. If Democrats win these races, it would be a significant showing of how Georgia has shifted politically.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that with 98% reporting, Warnock was ahead of Loeffler by 1.2 percentage points. Democrats need to win both contests to take control of the Senate, creating a 50-50 split where Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be the tie-breaking vote.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that more than 3 million voters in Georgia cast their ballots early, while many others turned out at the crack of dawn in long lines at polling stations. On Tuesday afternoon, reports emerged citing that voters were experiencing problems with electronic voting machines in majority-GOP counties.